Ombaya Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Ombaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ombaya (11) may also be a first name.
Ombaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ombaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ombaya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ombaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ombaya is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Ombaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Ombaya live; 36 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ombaya is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally, borne by 11 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,115,408. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Yumbe District, where 83 percent are found, Koboko District, where 9 percent are found and Arua District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and The Philippines, where 29 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ombaya
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